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Prohibition Repeal Sparks Debate on School Integration and State Power
Senator Lehman and others discuss the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, arguing for public opinion and state control in enforcing laws. They contrast separate but equal schooling with mandated mixed schools and cite Lincoln and Root to frame constitutional limits and civil progress. Roberts on enforcement in New York and warnings from LaGuardia illustrate broader tensions between federal authority and local self-government.
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Supreme Court
Lehman
U. S
New York
Fos Peenibiton
Ageina
Robertson
LaGuardia
New York City
Alfred E. Smith
Virginia
Wisconsin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sian Princia
Reb. Netto